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Local sales tax collections dip in January
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 27, 2024
The area’s sales tax payments slowed in January compared to the year before, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported. The Office of the State Comptroller...
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EV tax credit to now cost $900B
Commentary, Nation World
Feb 20, 2024
A $7,500 federal tax credit meant to help those in poor or rural areas buy electric vehicle chargers is now applicable to parts of huge cities like Ne...
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The one big thing Dems, GOP agree on
Commentary, Nation World
CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 19, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — One of the few things Democrats and Republicans appear to agree on is that fiscal responsibility is for losers. As a result, the coun...
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Council OKs RAISE grant application, new hotel tax push
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BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Feb 14, 2024
OLEAN — City officials are formally asking the federal government for a “once in a hundred years” chance to upgrade West State Street. The Common Coun...
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If economy is so great, why are evictions soaring?
Commentary, Nation World
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
Feb 13, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — There is another migrant crisis brewing. Unlike the one at the southern border, this one will be all over the country. A recent Ha...
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State: Area sales tax receipts up in 2023
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Feb 07, 2024
Area sales tax collections rose in 2023, the state’s top fiscal officer reported this week. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reported collections statew...
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A window to the NYS budget process
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
SEN. TOM O'MARA 
Jan 30, 2024
Budget adoption season is underway at the State Capitol, which means, first, that joint Senate-Assembly public hearings on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2024-25...
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